Péter Novák
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Péter Novák | |
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 Novák during his final year of service in 2013. | |
| Born | 11 March 1950 Balatonalmádi, Ruvelka |
| Allegiance |  Ruvelka |
| Service/ |  Imperial Army |
| Years of service | 1968–2013 |
| Rank | Vice Field Marshal |
| Commands held | Army Group North |
| Battles/wars | Imerti Conflict Zemplen War |
| Awards | see below |
Péter Dániel Novák (born 11 March 1950) is a retired Ruvelkan Imperial Army vice field marshal who served during the Zemplen War as operational commander of Army Group North. When the SCAF’s Army Group Alpha crossed the border into Ruvelka, Novák attempted to pull back to reform his line of defense. Despite his best efforts, Syaran armor and mechanized infantry overwhelmed Ruvelkan defenses in the Koryal plain. The losses of Kaposvár and Kunhegyes during Operation Harpe proved to be a severe blow to Ruvelkan Armed Forces.
Army Group North finally managed to rally at the foothills of the north Kurilla mountains where they began to mount a staunch defense with fire support from the now-mobilized Imperial Air Force. In 2009, after reorganizing his forces, Novák helmed Operation Overshadow which was intended to halt further Syaran advances in northern Ruvelka.
Although relatively successful in his theater, Novák was considered an unimaginative strategist in comparison to Eliska and Tibor. His initial decisions to attempt to hold Kaposvár and Kunhegyes led to significant casualties and it was only after Áron Surány, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, ordered him to reform did he do so. After the war, Novák went on to become an instructor at the Joint Readiness Training Center in the Mátészalka District and retired in 2013.